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Text:When The Pearly Gates Unfold
Author:Anonymous
Tune:LINCOLNSHIRE
Composer:Herbert Howard Booth
Media:MIDI file

11704. When The Pearly Gates Unfold

1 I have giv’n up all for Jesus—
This vain world is naught to me;
All its pleasures are forgotten
In remembering Calvary;
Though my friends despise, forsake me,
And on me the world looks cold,
I’ve a Friend that will stand by me
When the pearly gates unfold!

Refrain:
Yes, life’s morn will soon be waning,
And its evening bells will toll—
But my heart will know no sadness
When the pearly gates unfold!

2 When the voice of Jesus calls me,
And the angels whisper low,
I will lean upon my Savior
Through the valley as I go;
I will claim His precious promise,
More to me than world of gold,
"Fear no evil, I’ll be with thee,
When the pearly gates unfold." [Refrain]

3 Just beyond the verge of Jordan,
Just beyond its chilling tide,
Blooms the tree of life immortal,
And the living waters glide;
In that happy land of spirits
Flowers bloom on hills of gold,
And the angels are awaiting
Where the pearly gates unfold. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I have giv’n up all for Jesus—
Title: When The Pearly Gates Unfold
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 87.87.87 D
Language: English
Source: First Truths; or, Lessons and Hymns for Christian Children (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1843)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: LINCOLNSHIRE
Composer: Herbert Howard Booth (1893, alt.)
Meter: 87.87.87 D
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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